Philippians 3

Paul enforces the doctrine of grace by discarding the confidence of the flesh as any type of credibility for salvation. He calls those who preach legalism "dogs", those mutilators of the flesh (putting confidence in circumcision), he calls those repentant the true circumcised (referring to their cleansed heart). Paul's earlier confidence was based on his own merits especially regarding his status as a pharisee, he could have boasted about this. Paul uses a racing analogy that while an athlete may stumble (fall back into old habits), they  reach the prize that lies ahead, Jesus. Those who have the same mindset follow in His example. Paul warns those who don't set their mentality on Jesus and instead get distracted by earthly things. A believers true citizenship is in heaven, not earth. Their culture is godliness, not secularism. Paul then ends this chapter by saying that Jesus will transform our bodies to conform to his glory at the second coming.

Prayer/response:
- Continue to grow and mature in repentance
- Lord stamp eternity on my eyeballs. May I throw away old habits and keep my focus on you
- Thank you Lord for taking care of Yehjeen. May she continue to bear fruit and glorify you in every aspect of her life
- Please open the hearts of the victim, attacker and their family. May they come to know you through this difficult situation